Leading Virginia Senate Democrat deals major setback for Washington sports arena bill

Sen. L. Louise Lucas , chair of Senate Finance & Appropriations Committee , says deal is dead.

She says Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin made a series of mistakes in trying to advance the deal.

Lucas says she has a strenuous objection to the project financing as currently envisioned because of its use of moral obligation bonds backed by the state and city of Alexandria to finance about a third of the debt.